Making A Difference-Recycling-

By:

Robin Delaquess

Rebekah Heusel

The Problem

• The Knox College Recycling system could be more effective • Current waste removal expenses per year- $20,000-25,000

• Current recycling removal expenses per year- $3,000

• Current recycling • 70.64 tons

Waste Receptacles on Campus by Location

Location Trash bin only Recycle bin only Both bins

Apartment housing 5 0 0

SMC and Sororities 5 0 1

Quads and Post Hall 8 0 1

Fraternities, Theme Houses 3 0 1

Borzello Hall and Old Jail area 3 0 0

Central Academic Buildings, Track, Gym

22 7 12

Knosher Bowl and Fields 5 0 0

 Campus Total:

 51

 7

 15

All data was collected November 2nd, 2013 by Robin Delaquess and Rebekah Heusel

Proposal

• Ideal Solution• Switch to a duo waste container system (recycling and garbage)

• Add sorted recycling in Post Hall

• Total cost - $30,800 (each bin $700)

• Realistic solution• 14 new recycling bins in key locations

• add sorted recycling in Post Hall

• Total cost- $9,800

Proposal- why the price difference-

• For a complete duo recycling system we would need 44 new bins

• 14 bins in select areas would still be effective• 2- apartment housing

• 8- two at each field (four fields total)

• 2- quads

• 1- gizmo patio

• 1- townhouses

• This would only mean the 4 current student workers who collect recycling would need to pick up an additional 3-4 bins

Waste Receptacles on Campus by Location

Location Trash bin only

Recycle bin only

Both bins

Apartment housing 5 0 0

SMC and Sororities 5 0 1

Quads and Post Hall 8 0 1

Fraternities, Theme Houses

3 0 1

Borzello Hall and Old Jail area

3 0 0

Central Academic Buildings, Track, and Gym

22 7 12

Knosher Bowl and Fields 5 0 0

 Campus Total:

 51

 7

 15

Effects

• With the ideal solution we would expect to see a 154% increase in recycling tonnage• Note- Based on increase at Denison University

• With the modified solution of 14 bins we would expect to see a 49% increase• Percent increase is based on peer institutions implementing

similar policies

Peer Institutions

Denison University

• Recycling increase• 2004-05 = 130 tons

• 2011-12 = 330 tons

• 154% recycling increase

• Implement duo recycling bin system outdoors

• Have sorted recycling areas throughout campus

Luther College

• 1994- 60% items in one days

trash pick up were recyclable

materials

• Total recycling = approx.

160.9 tons

• Sustainable Endowments

institute gave an “A” Rating

(one of 26 colleges)

Denison University Recycling

Recycling Report. Rep. Denison University, 2012. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. < http://denison.edu/forms/recycling-report >.

Big Picture Environmental Impact

• Energy saved by using recycled materials • Aluminum- 95%

• Glass- 50%

• Paper- 60%

• Just by recycling paper, aluminum, and plastic you would save 44.3 cubic yards of landfill space per 3 tons of recycling

Resources saved by recycling one ton of material.*

Material (one ton)

Kilowatt hours

Barrels of oil Btu's of energy

Yd3 landfill space

Aluminum 14,000 40 238 million 10

Office Paper

4,100 9 54 million 3.3

Plastic 5,774 16.3 98 million 30

"Frequently Asked Questions: Benefits of Recycling." Buildings & Grounds Maintenance. Stanford University, Fall 2000. Web. 20 Nov. 2013. <http://bgm.stanford.edu/pssi_faq_benefits>.

Environmental Impact

• Currently recycle 70.64 tons • with implementation of 14 bins with an increase of 49% we expect

to increase recycling to 105.25 tons

• That would total a savings of 1554 cubic yards of land fill space• Remember that is only accounting for plastic, paper, and

aluminum

Fin